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Exam Stress
Exams are quickly approaching for students at Emory & Henry College. This time of the year is stressful for both students and teachers. It is important for individuals to learn fun techniques to deal with the pressure.
Jill Smeltzer, director of counseling at the Powell Resource Center encourages students to learn stress-relieving methods that work for [...]
Wasps sting Roanoke
Emory & Henry’s baseball team was winless in the ODAC going into this week, but that all changed on Tuesday with the team’s 9-6 win at Roanoke. Right fielder Eric Houff went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run for the Wasps, who took a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Keith Fenner picked up the [...]
Service offers students a glimpse into the other side of NYC
By: Hai Yan Chen & Rayce Lamb
New York: Flashing Lights, Broadway, Greenwich Village, Times Square, Macy’s, Tiffany’s, Junior’s Cheesecakes, Empire State Building, ESPN Zone, Hard Rock Café, Planet Hollywood, 24/7 excitement. . .
Behind the Glamorous Curtain is a side no one would imagine experiencing: depression, poverty, sorrow, and contamination of the environment. Despite the non-glamorous [...]
Mayoral candidate Coburn envisions a booming Glade
When Lee Coburn moved to Glade Spring, Va. in 2004, he wanted to get involved with the town council to help cultivate progress in the town. “People said it was crazy and stupid; I said let’s do it anyway,” he says when reflecting on his vision for downtown Glade Spring.
Since his time began on the [...]
Room Draw
Emory and Henry College will begin the room draw process for next year’s housing on Friday, March 26th. There will be many changes to the process this year, and it is important that students are aware of these changes.
One of these changes will be no longer having a squatting policy. Unfortunately, many students will be [...]
Anger Management
If you’re so stressed that you feel like you’re going to scream the next time you see your professor, roommate, or anyone for that matter. Just stop by the Anger Management meeting in the King Center Gymnasium on Monday, March 29th at 4:30 or 7:30 p.m.
The programs main goal is to address common stressful issues [...]
Dr. Robin Reid Retires
At last Tuesday’s lyceum, English Professor Dr. Robin Reid made his final goodbye to the student body. After teaching English for 39 years, 29 of which have been at Emory & Henry College, Reid plans to retire at the end of this semester.
A Renaissance specialist and two-time recipient of the Exemplary Teaching Award, Reid has offered many classes [...]
Music Professor Says Farewell to Emory & Henry
An Emory & Henry College music professor will be leaving campus after this semester to be closer to his extended family.
Dr. Stephen Sieck, choral director and music professor, has accepted a teaching position at Wisconsin’s Lawerence University, which has one of the five best choirs in the country. There, he will teach two groups: a [...]
Abingdon Cinemall’s Arts Array a terrific series
The Abingdon Cinemall hosts a series of films every season collectively deemed the Arts Array series. Ben Jennings, an English professor at Virginia Highlands Community College, is the head of the Arts Array organization. A film series had been ongoing at VHCC for 25 years when the Cinemall opened its doors in Abingdon. Jennings [...]
County meetings can prove informative
As a citizen of the United States of America, we are given certain freedoms and liberties. All too often those things are taken for granted and neglected. One of these freedoms lies within our own community.
The Washington County Board of Supervisors holds a public meeting every second and fourth Tuesday of each month [...]
